[1] [2] [3] Prince Edward the kings sonne returning from the parts beyond the sea, Matth. West. Prince Ed|ward goeth against the Welshmen. went with a great power (as well of Englishmen as strangers) against the Welshmen towards Snowdon hils: but the eni|mies withdrawing themselues to their strengths within the woods and mounteines, he could not much indamage them, wherevpon after he had fortified cer|teine castels in those parts, with men, numition, and vittels, he returned being sent for backe of his father. The archbishop of Canturburie foreseeing the trou|ble that was like to insue betwixt the king and his barons,The archb. of Canturburie goeth to Rome. got licence of the king to go vnto Rome, a|bout such businesse as he fained to haue to doo with the pope, and so departed the land, and kept him a|waie till the trouble was appeased. Fabian. Upon Midlent sundaie, at a folkemote holden at Paules crosse, be|fore sir Philip Basset and other of the kings councell, the maior of London was sworne to be true to the king,The lord ma|ior of London sworne to be true to the king. and to his heires kings of England, and vpon the morrow at the Guildhall euerie alderman in presence of the maior tooke the same oth. And vpon the sundaie following, euerie inhabitant within the citie, of the age of 12 yeares and aboue, before his al|derman in his ward was newlie charged with the like oth.